New Jersey nuclear plant shut down because of ice in Delaware River

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK — One New Jersey nuclear power plant has been shut down and another put on reduced power because of ice in the Delaware River.

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission says Salem Unit 2 was shut down around 8 a.m. Sunday because it was taking ice into its cooling mechanism. Salem Unit 1 was also reduced to 80 percent power for the same reason.

It's not clear when the two plants will return to full power.

Hope Creek, a third nuclear power plant in the same complex, was not powered down because of the ice.